Cocktail Bar Review: Powder Keg Diplomacy, London

The North South divide really is a bit of a problem. We’re not talking economics here, but the distribution of decent cocktail bars on the Capital’s drinking map. Whereas North of the river you’ll struggle to walk 50 yards without bumping into the latest must visit establishment, South London remains a veritable desert. Fortunately, even […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Bar Americain, London

It is one of the enduring pleasures of London living that every now and then you come across something to bring an unexpected smile of surprise to your face. Particularly pleasing is that my latest such experience took place just a few yards from the horror that is Piccadilly Circus. Head north onto Sherwood Street […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Beaufort Bar at The Savoy, London

For most people, the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel is the bar that comes first to mind over it’s sister the Beaufort. It’s older, larger and has been tended by legendary bartenders Ada Coleman, Harry Craddock and today’s man of the moment Erik Lorincz.  The Beaufort Bar by contrast has only been in existence since the hotel’s budget-busting makeover completed in 2011, although the cabaret […]

Cocktail Bar Review:Trailer Happiness, London

You know you’re in a proper Tiki bar when it looks pretty much the same after a major refurb as it did before. This is not to say that Trailer H as it is affectionately regarded by those in the know is an unattractive prospect, but simply that there is only so good you’re going to be […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Oskar`s Bar at Dabbous, London

I’ve heard that it is easier to get elected to leader of the free world than it is a reservation at Dabbous restaurant. Fortunately, it is a whole lot more straightforward to find a space to perch in the industrial-chic basement bar that is Oskar’s. So easy in fact, that whilst upstairs is packed with […]

Cocktail Bar Review: Purl, London

Bars that dabble in molecular mixology are two a penny these days, but few have been doing it for as long, or with such dedication as Purl.  Its darkened basement full of cosy cubby-holes was a true innovator in this style of bartending, and it continues to attract the crowds.